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PUBLISHED: 16:00 21 January 2019 Ziad Chaudry Queensbury's Ashley Stokes (pic: Lawrence Lusting/Matchroom Multisport) Archant Queensbury man in action at Alexandra Palace this weekend Queensbury’s Ashley Stokes believes he can make a good run at this weekend’s BetVictor World Championship of Ping Pong.The popular event returns to Alexandra Palace in north London this weekend, with $20,000 on offer for the victor.The last two tournaments have each produced a Chinese winner in last year’s Wang Shibo and 2017 victor Weihao Yan. In fact China will have a minimum of eight players in the strong 64-player field.British hopes rest with Milton Keynes two-time champion Andrew Baggaley, Chris Doran from Northampton, popular Scotsman Gavin Rumgay and Stokes.And the Queensbury man, reckons he can play a major part in the chase for the top prize if he can overcome Russia’s Maxim Shrmyrev in a difficult pool.“If you beat Maxim it puts down a … [Read more...] about Queensbury’s Stokes excited ahead of return to World Championship of Ping Pong

While Christmas traditionally falls on December 25, for darts fans, it officially starts when the first arrow is thrown at the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) world championships. The 26th edition of the event will be the biggest and most competitive tournament to date, with the addition of new players and a new format. Last year, Rob Cross, a former electrician from Kent, shocked the world by becoming the eighth man to win the title in his first year as a professional, beating the legendary Phil 'The Power' Taylor in the final. Darts has grown from a sport considered just a 'pub game' to a worldwide phenomenon, with television audience increasing from about 200,000 to more than five million. Only football heads darts in TV sports ratings in the UK. Even if players have been below par all year, this is the one tournament where you expect everyone to lift their game to claim the biggest prize in the sport - the Sid Waddell Trophy. Here are six reasons why you should watch the world … [Read more...] about Ben Francis: Six reasons to watch 2019 Darts World Championship

Ireland's Kellie Harrington guaranteed at least silver after semi-final win at World Championships Independent.ie Kellie Harrington has won her semi-final bout at the World boxing championships in New Delhi to guarantee herself a silver medal in the lightweight division. https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing/irelands-kellie-harrington-guaranteed-at-least-silver-after-semifinal-win-at-world-championships-37555329.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article37555322.ece/02c4f/AUTOCROP/h342/Harrington.jpg Email Kellie Harrington has won her semi-final bout at the World boxing championships in New Delhi to guarantee herself a silver medal in the lightweight division. She dominated her penultimate bout against Kazakhstan’s Karina Ibragimova securing a unanimous 5-0 decision from the judges. This is the second successive World final that the Dublin boxer has reached. Two years ago in Kazakhstan she was beaten by Chinese light welter Yang Wenlu. Ireland has … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Kellie Harrington guaranteed at least silver after semi-final win at World Championships

Russia will for the first time ever become the host nation for the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in 2022, the All-Russian Volleyball Federation’s press service announced on Thursday, TASS reported. The host nation for the 2022 championship was selected during the congress of FIVB, the international governing body for all forms of volleyball. The exact date of the future event, as well as host cities, will be chosen during the organization’s administrative council meeting due in mid-February 2019. "The [FIVB] administrative council selected Russia by a majority of votes. Just recently, FIVB President Ary Graca announced the decision, and Russia was granted the right to host the world championships. The decision on [host] cities will be made in February. Ten cities have lodged their bids, nearly all of them are already capable of hosting the world championship, they have good infrastructure for that," All-Russian Volleyball Federation President Stanislav … [Read more...] about News.Az — Your Window to the RegionRussia to host its first-ever Volleyball World Championship in 2022

PUBLISHED: 18:00 16 October 2018 Jacob Ranson Newham's Ashley Facey Thompson in action Archant British Para Table Tennis Team Performance director Gorazd Vecko believes that his team is fully prepared and ready for the challenge of the World Championships that start tomorrow in Celje, Slovenia (October 17-20). Although the 14-strong squad includes Paralympic champions Will Bayley and Rob Davies, as well as Commonwealth champion Ross Wilson and nine other athletes who have already medalled at World, Paralympic or European level such as Newham’s Ashley Facey Thompson, it is still a young team that has the potential to be even better in Tokyo 2020.“We didn’t change very much in the way we usually prepare for a major competition,” he said. “We had a training camp in Slovenia in September with a lot of good sparrers and athletes from nine different countries, which I think was even better than in previous years. “Then we had … [Read more...] about British Para table tennis director Vecko says squad is prepared for World Championships